towards a generally acceptable election in the near future and that this in turn will begin a greater stabilisation of politics and livelihoods in the country. The challenge for South Africa and SADC remains to ensure that the agreement which they facilitated and have continued to shepherd is put into practice in a way that ensures that the right of Zimbabwean citizens to elect their leaders under conditions not dominated by violence and coercion is guaranteed. “I have to come back because here I can give my children life.” “There is no reason to stay in Mozambique whilst my family is in RSA.”   43